What to eat in winter?
1, chestnut. There are more chestnuts cooked in the streets and lanes, and I can smell its sweetness far away. In fact, chestnuts are not only delicious food, but also have a certain nourishing function. Chestnuts are sweet in nature and enter the spleen, stomach and kidney meridians, and have the effects of nourishing stomach, strengthening spleen, tonifying kidney, strengthening waist and tendons, promoting blood circulation, stopping bleeding and reducing swelling. Unsaturated fatty acids and multivitamins contained in chestnuts have the function of resisting hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis and other diseases.
2. potatoes. Potatoes are rich in dietary fiber and other nutrients, which can stimulate intestinal peristalsis and relieve constipation after eating. Fresh potatoes can still be lumpy in water after being cooked, and have a full taste, which is suitable for making soup. The most common is the red vegetable soup of western food, also called Luo Songtang. Potatoes, carrots, seaweed, onions and beef are cooked together, sweet and sour appetizers. In addition, potato beef soup is also one of the most typical combinations, which is delicious, invigorating the spleen and nourishing the stomach.
3, cauliflower. When it comes to cauliflower, it is actually cauliflower. Broccoli is very familiar in recent years. It is a cruciferous vegetable with remarkable anticancer effect and is strongly recommended by nutritionists all over the world. Cauliflower is tender, sweet and delicious, easy to digest and absorb after eating, and its tender stem fiber is fresh and delicious after cooking, which is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, children and people with weak spleen and stomach and weak digestive function.
4. carambola Although carambola alternate all the year round, it blooms in July, and the quality and yield of carambola are the best when it matures in autumn, and the peak of carambola production is around the Mid-Autumn Festival. Carambola is native to India and Vietnam. It tastes sweet and residue-free, and it tastes particularly delicious. It is said that the sugar content of carambola is 10%, which is rich in vitamin A and vitamin C, and contains ingredients beneficial to human health. Chinese medicine believes that it has the functions of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, breathing, appetizing and promoting digestion. Now, carambola is not only used as a fruit after meals, but also as a side dish before meals.
5, lotus root. Chinese medicine believes that raw lotus root is cold and has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving annoyance. Cool and warm after cooking, which has the effects of nourishing stomach yin, invigorating spleen and benefiting qi. Cooking soup with lotus roots and kidney beans can improve sleep quality, and cooking soup with bones can strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite, which is suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach to keep healthy. Need to be reminded that it is best to stew lotus roots with ceramic or stainless steel utensils for a long time, avoid using iron pots, and try not to cut lotus roots with iron knives to avoid oxidation and blackening.
6. eggplant. There are many varieties, according to the shape, the common ones are round eggplant, light bulb eggplant and linear eggplant. Eggplant contains many vitamins, protein, sugar and minerals. In particular, eggplant is rich in vitamin P, the highest content is the combination of purple skin and pulp, and the quality of purple eggplant is higher.
Winter diet guide
Nutritionists point out that only food diversification can provide comprehensive nutrition for human body. In winter, we should pay attention to the diversity of food and the balance of nutrition in the diet, supplement the nutritional deficiency caused by the hot summer climate and decreased appetite, and especially eat more chewy and fiber-rich foods.
The corresponding organ in winter is the lung, because the weather is dry in winter, so at this time, in order to prevent dryness from invading the human body and damaging the yin essence of the lung, it is best to nourish yin and moisten dryness in diet. Drink more water to reduce dryness caused by solar terms. At this time, you can also choose a plaster for nourishing yin and moistening the lungs according to everyone's physique.
Carry out targeted dietary intervention, strictly limit salt intake, and the daily salt intake should not exceed 6 grams. It is best to eat low-sodium salt, limit the intake of fatty foods, and eat more foods and vegetables rich in cellulose.